Cortisol & Hormones
Hormones are tricky chemical messengers. They travel in your bloodstream throughout your entire body. They work slowly, over time, and affect many different processes such as growth and development, metabolism (how your body gets energy from the foods you eat), sexual function, reproduction, and mood.
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Cortisol & Adrenals
The adrenal glands sit on the top of the kidneys and are mostly known for producing your stress hormone, cortisol.
Your cortisol levels are responsive to all kinds of stressors such as physiological, social, and psychological stresses. Chronic stress can lead to cortisol dysfunction.
Abnormal cortisol levels and response can lead to a wide variety of symptoms:
Hormones
Often times as we age, our hormone levels do too. This change in certain hormone levels can lead to a wide variety of symptoms in both women and men.
So, what are the hormones I am talking about?
- DHEA
- Cortisol
- Estrogen
- Progesterone
- Testosterone
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